Sunday, September 30, 2012

MORE TREASURES FROM ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

One of the items I reviewed at the Allen County Public
Library Genealogy Center (http://www.genealogycenter.org/Home.aspx)
was “The Perry County Quarterly” published by the Perry County Historical
Society. The June 1995 issue in particular
caught my interest. (1) It featured an
article on Meadowview, the home of my great grand aunt, JULIA
BRASHEAR BLACK, and her husband Dr. Isaac Black. Meadowview apparently had
thirteen rooms and was one of the “finest homes in the county.” (2) A full-page
floor plan is included with details such as porches, maid quarters, a curved
stairway, a stained glass door and location of fireplaces. (3)

This article gave birth dates, names of parents, education,
children’s names, marriage information, military service and more. There was
information in this article that I would never find using most records, such as
“Dr. Black rode on horseback day and night to see his patients.” (4) I also
learned that in addition to being a doctor, Dr. Black was a partner in a store
known as “Dean and Black” where one could “swap a dozen eggs for a yard of
cloth.” (5)

I learned that Dr. Black enlisted in the 3rd
(Clack’s) Tennessee Infantry Regiment, that he was promoted to 2nd
Lieutenant and was severely wounded at Chickamauga and Resaca. (6)

Confederate Line at Chickamauga

After the
war he studied at the University of Nashville in 1867 and 1868 and graduated
from the State Medical College of Georgia in 1869. (7) All this information is
a springboard to more research. Although Dr. Black was not my direct ancestor,
there may be items of interest pertaining to the Brashear family or to his
daughters Alma and Lula, my first cousins 2X removed.

There is mention in the article that Julia’s father, THOMAS
M. BRASHEAR, my 2nd great grandfather, represented Perry County in
the legislature and also served in the State Senate.(8) In addition, the
article states that Dr. and Mrs. Black are buried in the Brashear Cemetery
which is at the rear of the house built by Thomas Brashear in Linden. (9)

This is the type of find genealogists crave. Thank you Allen County Public Library and Perry County Historical Society for
making this publication available to the public!